active front

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Noun[edit]

active front (plural active fronts)

  1. (physics, meteorology) The boundary between two different air masses, or a portion thereof, which produces appreciable cloudiness and precipitation and is usually accompanied by significant shifts in wind direction.

References[edit]

FM 3-6 Field Behavior of NBC Agents.

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